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  • Where is oil palm grown in Nigeria?
  • Oil palm is grown in about 28 states in Nigeria. However, it is most widely grown in the southern states of Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Abia and Bayelsa. Below are the steps to take to cultivate oil palm or start an oil palm plantation in Nigeria:
  • How to engage in oil palm farming in Nigeria?
  • Below are the steps to take to engage in oil palm farming in Nigeria: The farmland to be used for the growing of oil palm should be acquired because oil palm is a perennial crop. Do not get a farmland on a short lease. The farmland should also have fertile soil.
  • Who are the palm oil companies in Nigeria?
  • Nofex Global Ventures Nigeria Limited 10. Mobilepalm 11. JPH-ZMART Global Company, Ltd. 12. Grace-Wenji import and export service 13. Hendrislinks Nigeria Limited 14. Royal Palm Refinery Ltd 15. Ticantan Centenary LTD What role do palm oil corporations play in Nigeria? How do these businesses guarantee the production of palm oil is sustainable?
  • How many palm oil plantations are there in Nigeria?
  • The estimate for oil palm plantations in Nigeria ranges from 169,000 hectares (72,000 ha of estate plantations and 97,000 ha of smallholder plantations) to 360,000 hectares of plantations . In the 1950s and 1960s, Nigeria was a leader in the world palm oil market.
  • Which country produces the most palm oil in Africa?
  • According to PWC, Nigeria is the largest consumer and producer of palm oil in Africa. Nigeria consumed about 1.3 million metric tons of palm oil in 2018 while production of palm oil was about 1 million metric tons in the same year. This means that the shortfall was imported into Nigeria.
  • How many oil palm seedlings can be planted in Nigeria?
  • About 300-500 grams of Single Super Phosphate fertilizer may be applied per planting pit. About 145 oil palm seedlings can be planted on one hectare of farmland, if the triangular planting pattern of 9 metres by 9 metres by 9 metres is used. There are four major oil palm varieties that can be planted in Nigeria, they are: